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| The Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE) |
The Families and
Advocates Partnership for Education (The Partnership) began service on October
1, 1998. PACER Center and eleven core partners representing both special and
general education interests created The Partnership to respond to the needs
of 6 million children eligible for special education and their siblings and
peers in general education. This web site is under construction and will contain
more information as the Partnership develops. This list of FAPE Core and Community
Partners is also available online at http://www.fape.org/main/partners.html
If you are connected to the Internet the italicized links to web pages and e-mail will be active.
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (FFCMH) is a national parent-run organization for families of children with emotional, behavioral, or mental disorders. FFCMH has a network of over 100 chapters and groups in every state and Puerto Rico reaching 15,000 families worldwide.
Academy for Educational Development (AED) includes the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY), the National Transition Alliance (NTA), the Federal Resource Center (FRC), the National Institute for Work and Learning, and other projects, which reach over 80,000 parents and advocates annually.
The Center for Law and Education (CLE) is a national advocacy organization dedicated to improving the quality of education for all children and youth, in particular those from low income families. The Center has three national projects, and provides assistance to 51 member offices of the National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems (NAPAS). CLE has over 8,000 individuals on its mailing list.
Family Voices is a grassroots national network speaking on behalf of the 12.6 million children with special health care needs in the U.S. It assists many parents of young children with disabilities, reaching 25,000 parents and advocates annually.
National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC) has 600 parent groups in all 50 states and over 10,000 members. NDSC is the national advocacy organization for people with Down syndrome and collects, creates, and disseminates information nationwide.
National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) provides information and assistance to more than 450 Centers for Independent Living in every state and reaches thousands of self-advocates and families.
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE) is a coalition of over 70 national organizations that have been working together to foster family, school, and community partnership. NCPIE represents the leaders in regular education and has the potential to disseminate information to 3 million people.
National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) assists American Indian families on reservations and throughout the country. Members include families, tribes, individuals, family services, and Indian child welfare programs. NICWA provides information on policies and legislation, training, and technical assistance to all tribes including information regarding schools and IDEA.
Fiesta Educativa assists Latino and Spanish-speaking families in urban and rural areas. It reaches over 7,000 families each year, bringing information and hope to monolingual and bilingual families from the Latino community throughout California and the nation.
National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI) has members in every state and is a resource to families of children with vision impairment. It receives over 7,000 annual calls.
The eleven core partners represent a total of over 1,500 groups at the local level and thousands of families and advocates. All core partners will participate in information dissemination, technical assistance, and outreach activities regarding IDEA '97. In addition to the core partners, more than 100 community partners will also assist in disseminating information about IDEA, promising practices, and research findings.